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Dear sweet boy, today we had to say goodbye to you. It is the hardest thing we have ever had to do. The love we have for you has grown so much since we first saw your face almost eight months ago. Be strong sweet boy. You are going to be reunited with your birth mother. We are so grateful you will have a family even if it isn't the one we longed to provide for you. We are planting a weeping

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We are still here! It's been a month since my last post, but I haven't really had much to talk about. We are still waiting for movement with the police in our baby's province. We are also still waiting for documents requested by USCIS to be prepared and sent. Our agency director has been in Vietnam for a few weeks, but there has not been much news.The main thing that has changed for us is the

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We are still here... still waiting. We still do not have I-600 approval. We are hoping it will come soon. USCIS has requested some additional documents, so of course, that's another delay.There was some promising news from our agency this week. We had another conference call with the 23 other families waiting for children from the same province as us. This call was more upbeat than the last one.

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Happy New Year baby boy! I hope you are having a nice celebration at the Care Center. We are praying that this New Year will be a very lucky one and will bring us together very soon. We have lots of Tet celebrations ahead for our family. We can't wait to share them with you!

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Dear sweet boy, I wish with all my heart I was with you today. I would love to share this special day with you. A once in a lifetime... a boy's first birthday... and today is yours. Know that you are in my heart, my dreams, and prayers today just like every day. I will be dreaming of the day you are home with us. We will celebrate this special milestone in person. Your highchair is waiting, and a

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Kisses in the WindClick to PlayI hold you in my heart and in my dreams. You are here each day with me, that’s how it seems. I know you wonder where we are. It’s been so long. Just remember child that God will keep you strong. Now go outside, feel the breeze and let it touch your skin. Soon you’ll have a family, I promise you again. Miles away we wait for you, but it’s coming to an end. But for

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As you may recall, we have two different issues delaying our adoption. One is sign-off of the baby's dossier in the province. The other is the US DNA test required for I-600 approval. The DNA test has been held up because there was no sucess in locating our baby's birth mother. Our first DNA test was scheduled in November, but it did not happen. Thursday, I was surprised to get an email from our

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We are still experiencing delays on the Vietnam side of our adoption. There are 24 families affected. Our adoption agency is working diligently trying to resolve the situation. They have limited options left. None of these babies can come home to their waiting families until this issue is resolved. Our families have been waiting for 2-3 years to bring a child into our homes. We have been falling

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Today our baby boy turned 11 months old. Another month has passed. Unfortunately, we don't seem to be any closer to getting him home. Our agency director is in Vietnam again trying to make some progress. We are happy he is there. There are 24 families waiting for children from the same province. We hope and pray that there will be a resolution soon, and that all the children can join their

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We have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to!

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We were filled with joy when we received the following update from our agency:(baby) can sit, but can't crawl, he moves around on his tummy. He smiles a lot, eats very well. He can pull himself up. He is quiet. He is curious about strangers. He seems a content boy. He has 2 upper and 2 lower teeth. He is a handsome boy with head full of hair. He eats well.This little snip of information about our

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We got a special treat last week. We received a new picture of our sweet boy. He still has a wild hair-do, and we LOVE it! We were uplifted by the site of his sweet face. It is still sad that he is growing older every day without us, but we have faith that he will be coming home to us. The sooner, the better!! A.

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Dear Sweet Boy, today you are 10 months old. A big day for a little boy. I hope someone hugs you today and that you feel the love we are sending you in our prayers.I've been looking at your last picture and wondering how you have changed since then. How many teeth do you have? Are you crawling? How long is your hair? So many questions I don't have answers for. I just pray that you feel our love

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It's been just over 3 months since we received our referral for our sweet baby boy. Unfortunately, our travel to bring him home is still months away. Due to delays on both the US and Vietnam sides, we won't be able to bring him home before the end of the year. We had hoped to have him home before his first birthday in January. It now looks more likely that we will not travel until at least March.

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Lately, I have been dealing with our wait with a combo of nesting and shopping. I have been working on the baby's closet this week. As you can see from the picture, I've spent plenty of time shopping... or Gymboree exploded in the closet. I have been going through everything and sorting by size. The dresser is already full. I have been storing the larger sizes in plastic tubs. I still have more

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Baby boy's first set of wheels is on the way to our house. I finally decided on a stroller. D and I went to Babies R Us Sunday after Church. I had been researching them online, but I wanted to try them out a little. I am really happy with how this one steers and folds up. I hope baby will enjoy it as well. He has his own little steering system with sound effects ; ) Thank you to everyone who got

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Hebrews 11:1 NLTFaith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

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We were happy to get the news this week that our baby boy was released from the hospital Monday. I am so grateful he is feeling much better. We love this little guy so much. This is the earliest picture we have of him. He is about 7 weeks old, and he has a full head of wild hair. It is really amazing how he can steal my heart from so far away.He turned 9 months old this week. It's hard not to

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-61908586717540431192008-10-04T01:19:00.004-05:002008-10-04T02:22:04.233-05:00

This has been a busy time in our adoption journey!!! Last Friday, our I-600 was submitted. This week, we got our notice of receipt for the I-600 and a request for DNA testing. Those are all big milestones that bring us closer to bringing our baby home. We can't wait to have this sweet baby boy in our arms!!Unfortunately, we received news Monday that our baby was admitted to the hospital with

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-63244516619391439132008-09-26T23:26:00.002-05:002008-09-26T23:30:28.769-05:00

A heartbreaking lament to his son, songwriter Radney Foster says the story behind this song is one of the toughest situations in which a parent can be put. Says Foster: "Yeah, my oldest boy, Julien... his mother and I separated when he was very young, and divorced. And things were as good as can be expected in those kinds of situations. We were both trying very hard to be good parents. But she

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I've been nominated for the Smile Award by Colleen. Isn't that just the sweetest? Make sure to stop by Colleen's blog and congratulate her. She just got I-600 approval to bring little Rosemary home from Vietnam!Characteristics for the Smile Award:1. Must display a cheerful attitude.2. Must love one another.3. Must make mistakes.4. Must learn from others.5. Must be a positive contributor to blog

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I don't think I ever mentioned it here, but I am a big Martha Stewart fan! I just really enjoy her magazines, products, shows, and especially her website marthastewart.com. I don't know how many times it has bailed me out with a recipe or a gift idea. Now, I know she is not every one's "cup-of-tea". But, you have to at least admire someone who can take the things they love to do and turn it into

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Since the day we got our referral, I have read and re-read every piece of paperwork we got on our son. We were fortunate to get measurements from each month. I was able to share those with our International Adoption Doctor. I also plotted them out on Vietnamese and American growth charts. I have done research on the area where his birth mother is from. Every little detail is an important part of

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On August 1 we got "The Call". Our coordinator called me at home really early to say she had our referral and ask if we could come to the office. Of course that answer was YES! We had been expecting "The Call" all week. Some other families with our agency had gotten their referrals the week before, so we knew we were very close. Each day, we thought it was going to come. Each day, by 10AM I

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We are so excited! The director of our adoption agency will be traveling to Vietnam very soon. He has offered to take packages to the babies in our son's orphanage. We are so happy to have the opportunity to reach across the world to our baby. We have stuffed a ziploc bag with goodies for him. We included a photo album with pictures of Mama & Daddy, granparents, his new home, and friends/family

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My sister wrote and illustrated this as a gift to our family. It is very special to D and I. We had the illustrations printed and bound into a book. I look forward to sharing this story with our precious boy. We are so blessed with loving friends and family! A

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I almost lost my breath and tears filled my eyes... I saw your face today. My heart swelled with joy. More than I can imagine, my love for you already grows. I have stared at these pictures a thousand times. Each time I study every last detail. I am so lucky to have pictures of you over time. In February, you were so tiny with a full head of spikey hair and almost two months old. In May, you had

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I am well aware that I never finished part 2 of Adventures in Pho post. I never explained why. I was hoping to try again with tastier results, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Let me just say that my first try at Pho was unpleasant. I will try again sometime. I'll keep you posted on that one.Anyway, I tried another Vietnamese recipe tonight. This time I was very pleased with the final

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I got a great package in the mail this week from Hannah Claire's waiting mommy, Sarah. What a fun little project! Now it's my turn to play! So, here are the rules. I will send something special to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this exchange. You must make the same pledge on your blog. So, if you'd like something fun from me and you are willing to do the same

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My head is still in the clouds since learning of our baby boy last week. I'm sure that I will be getting very anxious for the referral soon. Right now, I am just so thrilled to have made it this far. I'm content. I have been very busy getting paperwork ready. Our fingerprints, police letters, and medical letters have all expired. We also need an update to our home study. Everything is well on

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Today I learned of you. I know where you are and about when you were born. The rest is still a mystery. So, I wonder... Are you smiling? Is someone holding you? Does someone comfort you when you cry? Can you feel Gods hands reaching down to you as I pray for your protection? Today, I feel one step closer to you. I wait for the day I will see your face and hold you in my arms. Until now, I have

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The Joint Council on International Children's Services has announced A Child's Right Campaign for Vietnam. The purpose of the campaign is to urge he US to work with Vietnam to continue ethical adoptions for children who need families. An end to adoptions from Vietnam is not the answer. The true orphans of Vietnam deserve the love of a family.A Pending CrisisThe U.S. Department of State has

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Today I got a special surprise in the mail. I received the most thoughtful Mother's Day gift from a dear friend from out of town. She sent me a wonderful book called Motherbridge of Love from Barefoot Books. It is the sweetest book and a most thoughtful gift. The book is an illustrated poem about the role Mothers and Birth Mothers play in who an adopted child is. Of course, I cried when I read

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My sister came up for a visit this weekend, and look what she left behind! She's on spring break, so she stayed for the weekend and painted in the baby's room. I wish I had better lighting for the pictures. It looks even more adorable in person. Some of the colors aren't very true in the photos. The walls of the room are a sandy brown color, and the painting looks so soft and sweet. Now, I just

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I've been tagged by Colleen. Here goes... Four Things You May or May Not Know About Me: A) Four jobs I have had in my life: 1.) Gift Wrap Girl2.) Ear Piercer3.) Bank Teller4.) IT Business AnalystB) Four movies I would watch over and over?? 1.) I'm With Lucy2.) Something About Mary3.) Riding in Cars With Boys4.) Christmas VacationC) Four places I have lived 1) With my parents2) Rented house3)

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How cute is this! I got this sweet hand-knit caterpillar in the mail today from my "Secret Pal". What could be more special than a hand-made gift for our baby. The package was also filled with other fun baby size toys and books. Thank you "Secret Pal"! Caesar obviously loves it too. He wouldn't stay out of the picture.I don't really have any adoption updates except to say that our agency says we

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This is a book illustrated by my sister and written by one of her fellow teachers. I can't wait to get my copy. She promised to autograph mine ; ) Be sure to contact them if you want one too! A.Teach, learn, and master dance with… The Elements of Dance" and “From Cha Cha to Rumba”. Two Books for the price of one!!!! The Elements of Dance, describes and illustrates the dance elements required by

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I feel like I have been put through the ringer this week. First, on Monday the US DOS issued a warning concerning Vietnam adoptions. The warning primarily pertains to families looking to start a Vietnam adoption now. It is an uncertain time. The adoption agreement between the US and Vietnam expires September 1 of this year. The two countries must either sign to extend the current agreement or

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My adventure started at the local Asian market. I took the book with me so I wouldn't forget any of the ingredients I needed. This particular market is narrow and deep. It is full to the brim, taking advantage of every available space. Cardboard boxes were in a row on the floor. They were filled with herbs, fruit, and fish. Yes, I said fish. There were boxes lined with plastic and ice with fresh

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-26469599187604410502008-01-26T18:10:00.000-06:002008-01-26T18:39:38.624-06:00

Well, I couldn't really let this milestone go without commenting. So, here it is. Yesterday, we reached 9 months "Paper-Pregnant". It's an important hurdle to pass. It's the half way point of our original estimated wait for a referral. The good news is, we may not have another 9 months for our referral. Unfortunately, we will likely have close to that before we meet our baby boy. I am hoping the

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-88491088267597465122008-01-22T22:32:00.000-06:002008-01-22T23:05:53.890-06:00

We are so excited to be working on the nursery. D's parents got us the prettiest baby crib. It is one that will change to a toddler bed and then to a full size. Later we will get the matching dresser. It arrived yesterday and we couldn't wait to put it together. Isn't it sweet! I'm so excited to get the rest of the room finished. My sister is already planning the murals for the walls. I will be

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I have to confess. It took me a while to get in the Christmas spirit this year. I got my shopping done fairly early, but I just wasn't as excited for Christmas to actually get here. Maybe this adoption wait is making me a more patient person. Not likely, but it's a thought. I did get a burst of Christmas joy just in time.We had a wonderful and simple Christmas at our house. My family spent the

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-66051558452421040162007-12-05T23:19:00.000-06:002007-12-05T23:35:31.241-06:00

My sister and I have started a little shop at Etsy. We have both always been crafty, just in different ways. She is a graphic artist/art teacher. She is very talented and is currently illustrating a book. She painted some adorable baby shoes. I just started posting them tonight. I hope to have some more added this weekend. I have also added some of my baby hats to the shop. There is a link on the

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Christmas is quickly approaching. Back when we first started the adoption process, I never thought we would still be childless this Christmas. It's been hard, but we're hanging in there. The good news is that other families with our agency have referrals coming over the next few months. I'm so excited for them. I'm also eager to follow their travel journals. It is amazing how comforting that is

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There are lots of things I think about while we are waiting to bring our baby home. We have attended lots of Waiting Families seminars at our adoption agency. These seminars are on all kinds or great topics like travel, medical concerns, and culture. Since we have been waiting a while, we have even attended some of these more than once ; ) It has been a concern of mine that the area we live in

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This is another one of my favorite hats. For some reason this one makes me smile every time. I have made several intended for our baby, but someone else always wants it. I think the next one I make will go in our baby's closet and wait for him to come home. And talk about closets... Oh, my! This boy has quite a wardrobe. I will try to post pictures later. The strongest comfort to combat "Adoption

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It's so good to be back home! I like to travel, but not for too long. It's so wonderful to my own house. The plane ride was pretty uneventful. I didn't want to say to much until we were home... so I wouldn't jinx us. All our flights were on time, we didn't loose any luggage, and we were as comfortable as we could have expected. There was a little turbulence, but not too bad. Now, I'm not sure how

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As you can imagine, D. is in heaven! He used to live in Houston, so he is thrilled to be back in Texas. The weather is nice. It's pretty warm here. The River Walk is beautiful. I survived the plan ride. It really wasn't bad at all. It's definately better than going by car ; ) Thank you to everyone for the "Well wishes" for Shakespeare. He had 3 seizures Tuesday and 2 yesterday. I'm calling my Mom

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My sweet baby is having a rough day. D called me this afternoon to tell me that Shakespeare had a seizure. He had not had a seizure in over 4 years. D took him to the vet. They ran a bunch of tests and gave us some medicine. Luckily, my mom is taking care of the grand-puppies for us. I have to leave for a business trip in the morning. The timing couldn't be worse.He had another seizure tonight.

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I've been a busy knitter lately... churning out baby hats like no body's business. It really is a good way to keep myself busy during the wait and at the same time, raise funds for the adoption. Pictured is my current favorite. The Cupcake "Icing " is the softest chenille-like fluff. It's just Yummy with a cherry on top. I will post more hat pictures later.OK, back to the wait. We are still

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I am officially a part of the "Blog World". They have invited me to play their "Reindeer Games". I have been tagged by E. The details are, you have to post these rules before you give the facts. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had. When you

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I wanted to make a quick post to say that D is doing well. The surgery went as planed and the recovery has begun. He's up and around some, but mostly on the couch with ice packs. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and prayers. AP.S. I have a really cute picture of him in his hairnet and hospital gown... but I decided not to post it... at least not right now ; )

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Well, I'm on vacation. I had lots of plans for all I would get done, mainly I've just been relaxing. We've spent some time in the pool, and I have almost finished a sweater for the baby. It's my first attempt at a top down pattern. I enjoyed making it and especially enjoy the lack of seaming that it needs. I'll post a picture when it's done. D had to get an MRI on Friday. He's been having a lot

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-87923546770654930082007-08-06T23:04:00.000-05:002007-08-06T23:45:38.155-05:00

Well, we finished the last of our Hep A & C vaccinations today. If you are planning on traveling to Vietnam, it's a good idea to get started on these. The series of vaccinations takes 6 months to complete. D had to get a tetanus shot too. I had one a year ago ... (icy roads, shattered windshield, staples in the head... Yikes) so I was good. Later on we will have to decide if we will take

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I'm in love. Tuesday, I stopped by our Adoption Agency to drop off my booties and hats for the orphanage. On my way back to work I stopped at Knitwitts, a local yarn shop. I was ready to start a new project. I picked up some yarn and I needed some bamboo needles for sock knitting. The lady pointed out some on the counter that were made of rosewood and all her knitters love them. I had seen them

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It's been a busy week in our adoption world. We had a Waiting Families meeting on Tuesday at our agency. The topic was "Post-Placement Paperwork". Can you believe there is more paperwork? Actually, we will be filling out some kind of adoption related paperwork until our child turns 18. In Vietnam adoptions, the country requires yearly post-placement reports until the child turns 18. I personally

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There is a place I pass by every day on my way to work... and I can't help but to smile when I see it. There is a long narrow field of sunflowers on the side of the road. I'm not sure how big it is... but it is significant enough to make an impact. They come up every year. It doesn't look like anyone tends the land. It just looks like someone planted them one year... and now they come back on

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-6884602208703171452007-07-10T21:28:00.000-05:002007-07-10T21:54:06.387-05:00

I thought I would share the nursery bedding we got for the baby boy nursery. It's a sweet little Jungle animal set in sage green, tan, and ivory. We will probably get a honey color wood furniture. We want something similar to the one in the picture... just not white. (we do want white for the girl nursery... but that's another post ; )I hope we can get the crib soon. I feel like I can't really

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-26801065138480724272007-07-08T01:35:00.000-05:002007-07-09T19:37:11.547-05:00

My sister got married today. It was a beautiful day and a gorgeous location. They got married in a gazebo on the lake. I did my "tour-of-duty" as Maid of Honor. It was terribly hot out... especially for the wedding party... but if we had it to do all over again I would still want her to have it outside. The scenery was priceless. It was truly a fairytale setting. The only thing missing was my

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Happy 4th of July!

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I love getting stuff in the mail... especially baby stuff. I got the sweetest baby blanket today. I've been searching for just the right one... that's not too girly. For those of you who don't know already, we would like to adopt a boy and a girl. We have requested an infant of either gender so we will probably be adopting a boy first. For some reason families request girls over boys about 4 to 1

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-76499401273211916992007-06-29T22:59:00.002-05:002007-07-25T19:15:59.290-05:00

Friday is a wonderful thing! At least for me it is... D doesn't have weekends off so he doesn't share my love of Fridays. He says Monday is his Friday... and he's off on Tuesday... so Friday's his Tuesday... it's all very confusing ; ) Anyway, I'm happy that it's the weekend.This has been a buzy week. I've had something going on every day after work. I've also been doing a lot of knitting. Wed

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039372461889460640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856353685976571317.post-78956848764889533342007-06-26T22:58:00.000-05:002007-06-26T23:18:48.277-05:00

Finally, I have gotten around to setting up this site! I didn't want to set it up too soon. I didn't know when I'd have anything interesting to post. I also didn't want to wait until the last minute. If a miracle happens and the stars align... and we get our referral sooner than expected... things will be too crazy! At least... I'll have someplace to babble on while D is sleeping.Just to get you

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